Malta registers 10% increase in road fatalities

There was a 10% increase in the number of traffic fatalities between 2014 and 2015

The number of road fatalities in 2015 increased by 10% over the previous year, according to the latest Eurostat figures. The number of fatalities across all EU states stood at 26,100, increasing by 0.5% over the previous year.

Cyprus experienced the largest increase in road fatalities, with an increase of 26.7% being registered over 2014. Estonia saw the largest decrease, with 14.1% less fatalities recorded.

The survey results also show a decrease in fatalities when compared to 1995 levels. On an EU level, there was 59.2% reduction in victims when compared to 1995.

Malta showed the most modest decrease in road fatalities between 1995 and 2015 with a 21.4% reduction being registered.

On a more positive note however, Malta registered a fatality rate of 2.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest number across the EU.